Road Cycling at the Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Noorderling29 187]

Not his type of competition, the profile does not suit him. He’s not a one day specialist, like for instance Van der Poel, but a climber who wins multiple day events, with some stages in the mountains. The Danes have other riders that have much more chance in the road race.

 

Also, he has been injured after a severe fall.

Edited June 13, 2024 by Noorderling29

[dodge 1,040]

31 minutes ago, Maxim Fastovsky said:

I do not understand much in cycling, i do watch the Tour de France every year, so can someone explain to me why Vingegaard is not in the olympics?? he's a 2 time tour winner!

The Tour de France is a 3 week long race with multiple 21 individual stages. Vingegaard has won that because he is exceptionally good in the very high mountain stages that have traditionally decided who wins the TDF overall. He’s very good, sometimes exceptional, in the time trials too

 

The TDF is a test of endurance, climbing and team strength

 

The Olympic road race, like many one day races, is a test of power more than anything. 
 

Mathieu van der Poel has won one single stage in the TDF but he’s won the World Championship, 6 monument classics and dozens more of the bigger one day races. 
 

 

[rybak 3,305]

 team is selected and confirmed by our cycling federation.

 

Men's road race: Michał Kwiatkowski

 

Women's road race: Katarzyna Niewiadoma, Marta Lach, Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka

 

Women's time trial: Marta Lach, Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka

[Cmon Mary 27]

Men’s road: 
Ethan Hayter (TT)

Tom Pidcock

Josh Tarling (TT/RR)

Stevie Williams

Fred Wright

 

Really complicated - Pidcock also one of two picks for MTB but obviously has sights on two Golds, as does Hayter who is Road TT and Track TP.  (Women to be announced 4 July.)

 

https://www.teamgb.com/article/team-gb-announces-first-riders-selected-for-paris-2024/3Nqeu1oOOyyOyiIq44I8T6

 

Edited June 24, 2024 by Cmon Mary

[dodge 1,040]

The  men’s squad has been announced 

 

Remco Evenepoel (RR/TT)

Wout van Aert (RR/TT)

Jasper Stuyven (RR)

Tiesj Benoot (RR)

 

Too hard for Philipsen is the belief

[heywoodu 16,010]

1 hour ago, dodge said:

The  men’s squad has been announced 

 

Remco Evenepoel (RR/TT)

Wout van Aert (RR/TT)

Jasper Stuyven (RR)

Tiesj Benoot (RR)

 

Too hard for Philipsen is the belief

Makes sense. Philipsen has shown he can definitely hold his own in a tough race, but mostly I think it's a matter of not wanting every single sailor on the ship being a captain, so to say  

 

Good luck getting people to work together if you've got Evenepoel, Van Aert and Philipsen, all three of whom can realistically claim to be the team leader, and then still have to choose between Stuyven or Benoot (if focussing on the harder parts), Merlier or De Lie (of focussing on trying to get it to a sprint), all of whom are also just a bit too good to only be there to carry water bottles.

 

The problem of having too many good riders  

 

A lot easier for Ireland for example, where it should be all Ben Healy, with Archie Ryan as an excellent back-up.

[dodge 1,040]

Should be yeah. I could see Eddie Dunbar chosen with Healy too. 

[mpjmcevoy 375]

10 hours ago, dodge said:

Should be yeah. I could see Eddie Dunbar chosen with Healy too. 

Healy and Dunbar for me. If it was a flatter course, you'd bring in Sam Bennett, but it isn't, so horses for courses.

 

I think this race could have a significant breakaway, and the main players oscillating between hurting each other and marking each other - if the break has the firepower, they could pull it off, which is not always the case. In that scenario, Healy should try and get up the road - he could be a really dangerous breakaway chance while the big guns mark each other out,

 

Or Pogacar could just tear the legs off everybody and use 'em as toothpicks, either/or.

[dodge 1,040]

Having such small teams means it will be a very hard race to control. Could be any kind of medalists tbh

[phelps 8,292]

4 hours ago, dodge said:

Having such small teams means it will be a very hard race to control. Could be any kind of medalists tbh

actually, I think it makes it easier for the best legs to make the difference...

 

I guess a Pogi vs MVDP head to head duel it's easier to develop in this context rather than with 12-man teams, especially if the course/weather are not so tough

Edited June 26, 2024 by phelps